Matter's Electromagnetic Signature Reproduction by Graded-Dielectric Multilayer Assembly

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 2801-2809

  Micheli, Davide ^a,b   Pastore, Roberto ^a   Vricella, Antonio ^a   Marchetti, Mario ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b TELECOM ITALIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanopowder; frequency selective material; microwave design; multilayered composite; objective function (OF) minimization; particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; MICROWAVES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING;

CARBON NANOCOMPOSITE; DIELECTRIC MULTILAYERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNATURES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE; MICROWAVE ABSORBERS; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 85017174915     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2017.2679749     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. D. Andreuccetti, M. Bini, A. Ignesti, R. Olmi, N. Rubino, and R. Vanni, "Use of polyacrylamide as a tissue-equivalent material in the microwave range," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 275-277, Apr. 1988.
2. J. Baker-Jarvis, S. Kim, L. E. Schallinger, J. Johnson, and B. Givot, "Characterization of tissue-equivalent materials for high-frequency applications (200 MHz to 20 GHz)," Nat. Inst. Standards Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA, NIST Tech. Note 1554, 2010.
3. J. T. Chang, M. W. Fanning, P. M. Meaney, and K. D. Paulsen, "A conductive plastic for simulating biological tissue at microwave frequencies," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 76-81, Feb. 2000.
4. T. Kobayashi, T. Nojima, K. Yamada, and S. Uebayashi, "Dry phantom composed of ceramics and its application to SAR estimation," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 136-140, Jan. 1993.
5. H. Tamura, Y. Ishikawa, T. Kobayashi, and T. Nojima, "A dry phantom material composed of ceramic and graphite powder," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 132-137, May 1997.
6. P. M. Meaney, K. D. Paulsen, A. Hartov, and R. K. Crane, "Microwave imaging for tissue assessment: Initial evaluation in multitarget tissueequivalent phantoms," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol. 43, no. 9, pp. 878-890, Sep. 1996.
7. A. W. Guy, "Analyses of electromagnetic fields induced in biological tissues by thermographic studies on equivalent phantom models," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. MTT-19, no. 2, pp. 205-214, Feb. 1971.
8. R. H. Dicke, "The measurement of thermal radiation at microwave frequencies," Rev. Sci. Instrum., vol. 17, pp. 268-275, Apr. 1946.
9. J. Perini and L. S. Cohen, "Design of broad-band radar-absorbing materials for large angles of incidence," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 223-230, May 1993.
10. K. M. Hock, "Impedance matching for the multilayer medium-Toward a design methodology," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 908-914, Mar. 2003.
11. C. P. Neo and V. K. Varadan, "Optimization of carbon fiber composite for microwave absorber," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 102-106, Feb. 2004.
12. P. Zhou, L. Huang, J. Xie, D. Liang, H. Lu, and L. Deng, "Prediction of microwave absorption behavior of grading honeycomb composites based on effective permittivity formulas," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 3496-3501, Aug. 2015.
13. N. I. Dib, M. Asi, and A. Sabbah, "On the optimal design of multilayer microwave absorbers," Prog. Electromagn. Res. C, vol. 13, pp. 171-185, 2010, doi: 10.2528/PIERC10041310.
14. D. Galda and H. Rohling, "Narrow band interference reduction in OFDM-based power line communication systems," in Proc. IEEEISPLC, Malmö, Sweden, Apr. 2001, pp. 345-351.
15. D. Micheli et al., "Optimization of multilayer shields made of composite nanostructured materials," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 60-69, Feb. 2012.
16. R. F. Elsner, M. J. Frazier, L. S. Smulkstys, and E. Wilson, "Environmental interference study aboard a naval vessel," in Proc. IEEE EMC, Seattle, WA, USA, Jul. 1968, pp. 330-338.
17. S. Ahmed and M. Faulkner, "Optimized interference canceling for colocated base station transceivers," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 60, no. 9, pp. 4175-4183, Nov. 2011.
18. E. Michielssen, J.-M. Sajer, S. Ranjithan, and R. Mittra, "Design of lightweight, broad-band microwave absorbers using genetic algorithms," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 1024-1031, Jun. 1993.
19. S. Chakravarty, R. Mittra, and N. R. Williams, "On the application of the microgenetic algorithm to the design of broad-band microwave absorbers comprising frequency-selective surfaces embedded in multilayered dielectric media," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 1050-1059, Jun. 2001.
20. S. Chakravarty, R. Mittra, and N. R. Williams, "Application of a microgenetic algorithm (MGA) to the design of broadband microwave absorbers using multiple frequency selective surface screens buried in dielectrics," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 284-296, Mar. 2002.
21. J. J. Pesque, D. P. Bouche, and R. Mittra, "Optimization of multilayer antireflection coatings using an optimal control method," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 1789-1796, Sep. 1992.
22. D. S. Weile, E. Michielssen, and D. E. Goldberg, "Genetic algorithm design of Pareto optimal broadband microwave absorbers," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 518-525, Aug. 1996.
23. S. Cui and D. S. Weile, "Robust design of absorbers using genetic algorithms and the finite element-boundary integral method," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 51, no. 12, pp. 3249-3258, Dec. 2003.
24. S. Cui, A. Mohan, and D. S. Weile, "Pareto optimal design of absorbers using a parallel elitist nondominated sorting genetic algorithm and the finite element-boundary integral method," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 2099-2107, Jun. 2005.
25. S. Cui and D. S. Weile, "Application of a parallel particle swarm optimization scheme to the design of electromagnetic absorbers," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 3616-3624, Nov. 2005.
26. L. Jiang, J. Cui, L. Shi, and X. Li, "Pareto optimal design of multilayer microwave absorbers for wide-angle incidence using genetic algorithms," IET Microw., Antennas Propag., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 572-579, 2009.
27. C. Zuffada, T. Cwik, and C. Ditchman, "Synthesis of novel all-dielectric grating filters using genetic algorithms," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 657-663, May 1998.
28. N. V. Venkatarayalu, T. Ray, and Y.-B. Gan, "Multilayer dielectric filter design using a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 3625-3632, Nov. 2005.
29. S. K. Goudos and J. N. Sahalos, "Pareto optimal microwave filter design using multiobjective differential evolution," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 132-144, Jan. 2010.
30. S. Koziel, "Shape-preserving response prediction for microwave design optimization," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 58, no. 11, pp. 2829-2837, Nov. 2010.
31. S. Koziel, Q. S. Cheng, and J. W. Bandler, "Fast EM modeling exploiting shape-preserving response prediction and space mapping," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 399-407, Mar. 2014.
32. D. Micheli, C. Apollo, R. Pastore, and M. Marchetti, "X-band microwave characterization of carbon-based nanocomposite material, absorption capability comparison and RAS design simulation," Compos. Sci. Technol., vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 400-409, Feb. 2010.
33. Y. Huang et al., "The influence of single-walled carbon nanotube structure on the electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency of its epoxy composites," Carbon, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1614-1621, Jul. 2007.
34. S. B. Kharchenko, J. F. Douglas, J. Obrzut, E. A. Grulke, and K. B. Migler, "Flow-induced properties of nanotube-filled polymer materials," Nature Mater., vol. 3, pp. 564-568, Jul. 2004.
35. A. Saib et al., "Carbon nanotube composites for broadband microwave absorbing materials," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 2745-2754, Jun. 2003.
36. I. Huynen, L. Bednarz, J.-M. Thomassin, C. Pagnoulle, R. Jerome, and C. Detrembleur, "Microwave absorbers based on foamed nanocomposites with graded concentration of carbon nanotubes," in Proc. 38th Eur. Microw. Conf. (EuMA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2008, pp. 5-8.
37. Y. Danlée, I. Huynen, and C. Bailly, "Thin smart multilayer microwave absorber based on hybrid structure of polymer and carbon nanotubes," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 100, no. 21, p. 213105, 2012.
38. D. Micheli, A. Vricella, R. Pastore, and M. Marchetti, "Synthesis and electromagnetic characterization of frequency selective radar absorbing materials using carbon nanopowders," Carbon, vol. 77, pp. 756-774, Oct. 2014.
39. D. Micheli et al., "Broadband electromagnetic absorbers using carbon nanostructure-based composites," IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn., vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 2633-2646, Oct. 2011.
40. D. Micheli, R. Pastore, G. Gradoni, V. M. Primiani, F. Moglie, and M. Marchetti, "Reduction of satellite electromagnetic scattering by carbon nanostructured multilayers," Acta Astron., vol. 88, pp. 61-73, Jul./Aug. 2013.
41. T. Meissner and F. J. Wentz, "The complex dielectric constant of pure and sea water from microwave satellite observations," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 1836-1849, Sep. 2004.
42. R. Hoeben and P. A. Troch, "Assimilation of active microwave observation data for soil moisture profile estimation," Water Resour. Res., vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 2805-2819, Oct. 2000.